Aquebogue

Sunday Scene: North Fork strawberry picking

by Vera Chinese on June 8th, 2014

Emma Abigail Kim, 1, of Williamsburg munches on a berry at Patty’s Berries & Bunches in Mattituck. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

It’s strawberry season on the North Fork and the juicy red berry is drawing visitors from all over the Island and beyond.

This week’s Sunday Scene were taken from North Fork farmstands, where strawberries are now in season and families are busy picking their own fresh fruit.

Click here to find out where you can pick your own.

An inflatible strawberry outside Bayview Farm & Market in Aquebogue. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

Strawberries are available at Bayview Farm & Market in Aquebogue. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

Strawberry picking at Patty's Berries & Bunches in Mattituck. (Credit: Vera Chinese) — Strawberry picking at Patty’s Berries & Bunches in Mattituck. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

Chris Mitchell of Massapequa picks strawberries at Patty's Berries & Bunches in Mattituck. (Credit: Vera Chinese) — Chris Mitchell of Massapequa picks strawberries at Patty’s Berries & Bunches in Mattituck. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

Olivia Mitchell, 4, of Massapequa picks strawberries at Patty's Berries & Bunches in Mattituck. (Credit: Vera Chinese) — Olivia Mitchell, 4, of Massapequa picks strawberries at Patty’s Berries & Bunches in Mattituck. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

Vera Chinese has been the editor of northforker.com and northforker magazines since May 2014. Prior to that she spent two and a half years as a staff reporter for the New York Daily News. She joined the Riverhead News-Review as a staff writer in January 2010 and was named Associate Web Editor nine months later. She previously worked for the Southampton Press Western Edition and was named the third place 2008 Rookie Reporter of the Year by the New York Press Association. She graduated from Wagner College in 2006 where she received a bachelor's degree in English. She earned a master's degree in English education from New York University in 2007. She is a 2002 graduate of Eastport High School and has lived on the East End for more than 20 years.

Bayview Farm Market Patty's Berries and Bunches strawberries Sunday Scene